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John John Florence Quotes

One of my biggest influences growing up was Jamie O'Brien. He was like an older brother to me.

John John Florence

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: athlete
Nationality: american
Birth: October 18, 1992

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Brother Me Growing Up Growing Up He

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a spy detective or a rock star.

Rock Star Rock Kid Spy Star Wanted

In the first test screening of 'RoboCop,' it tested very high. Then they asked the people why they liked it, and the first answer was, 'I liked it because it was political.' And the second answer was because, 'It feels like it deals with current affairs.' And the third answer was, 'Because it feels emotional.'

People Political Test Why High Like

I was a teenager in '95, so I didn't dress like a woman then. I was really small. I remember wishing I wasn't wearing Gap Kids.

Woman Dress Small Remember Gap Kids

I am a very private person, but when you get recognized, it's an opportunity to make somebody's day.

Opportunity Day I Am You Person Get

We've built the largest empire in the history of the world. It's been done over the last 50 years since World War II with very little military might, actually. It's only in rare instances like Iraq where the military comes in as a last resort.

History War World Done Military

Most people are used to the T.V. comedy method of one joke every 18 seconds. And that's why it's not funny... There's no time for anything to develop.

Funny Time People Comedy Why Joke

The only place you can really find the confidence and the love for yourself is within you, so that has to be what carries you: not all of these external things.

Love Confidence Yourself You Find

Internet outrage can seem mindless, but it rarely is. To make that assumption is dismissive. There's something beneath the outrage - an unwillingness to be silent in the face of ignorance, hatred or injustice. Outrage may not always be productive, but it is far better than silence.

Ignorance Silence Face Better Silent

I think that if you're a writer and a woman, then you have to take humiliation very well.

Woman Think You Take Well Writer

What I like in L.A. is that it's a lot more brutal. In England it's, 'Have a cup of tea, have a chat,' and you still don't get the part. In L.A. you go in, do your bit, and if they don't like you, you're straight out again. In a sense, that's more honest.

Tea You Go More Out Honest

My father is my biggest literary influence. Recently, I've been looking through his letters. He was in the National Guard when I was a child, and whenever he left, he would write to me. He wrote letters to me all through college, and we still correspond. His letters, and my mother's, are one of my life's treasures.

Life Father Mother Child College Me

I'm a massive movie nerd. That being said, I could retire tomorrow because I wrote this movie 'Goon' and it came out, and it connected and it's a wonderful flick that I think is beautiful and then it had this wonderful life and it means a lot to a lot of people.

Life Beautiful Tomorrow People Think

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